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This is an obvious two pitch crack at the center of the wall. The first pitch is about 100 feet long and allot of fun. It ends at a bolted belay. Pitch two goes to the top of the cliff and a belay must be built. Walk off to the south.

Fun to do both pitches although one 60 m rope will take you to the top (barely). We rappelled off the top in lieu of walking off. We used two ropes but I have rapped off of this route using one rope to the belay station and then down.

There is an old, bent piton at the top but one can easily run a long sling around a crack for the anchor.

The belay station in the middle of the route has two good bolts at a nice ledge and easily accommodated our party of three.

From the 'hanging' belay we angled to climber's right to the alcove where the tree is then traversed left along an easy ramp. As I was the last to follow and the route had been cleaned, I simply went straight up the face which could be led but with more sketchy pro. Some of the flakes on this upper face had loose blocks on them.

Does anybody even know why those "hanging belay" anchors are even there? If you're going to rap, even from the top, go to the anchors on the ledge. Save yourself some trouble. Also, on top there are two sets of anchors to rap from: the obvious piton/sling rap, or the metal cable that is looped through a small hole 4 feet north of that one. The latter will be a much easier pull.

Fun easy climb, excellents for beginners or those learning to place pro. Pitch one is very straight forward. The second pitch will make you scratch your head on where you're placing pro. There are also many loose blocks on the second pitch. Atop the second pitch there is now some really heavy duty webbing threaded through a crack. It has a rap ring on it and is excellent for getting down to pitch 1

This was my second trad lead. The first pitch is perfect for beginners because it is a nice long pitch with great stances, and easy to protect! I'd say the first pitch is 5.5. I followed on the second pitch, and I feel it is more of a 5.7 for short people. I recommend rapping off the second pitch instead of doing the walk off. The walk off is a mess and especially not fun in the dark. Lots of bushes, cacti, scrambling, and scree galore!

Pitch one is fun and recommended. Pitch 2 is not as enjoyable, due to the need to test nearly every hold prior to using. More solid than it looks but still a little unnerving. protects fairly well on small gear. 2-bolt anchor with chains if you trend a little left at the top. easy 2 rappels to the ground.